Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 11.0% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
live 7.8 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 74.5% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
have 24.1% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 32.3% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
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